As it turns out, Toriyama had created an avatar that represented himself whenever he wanted to speak directly to readers while he worked on the Dragon Ball manga. Called “Tori-Bot”, this ...

While the art style is indeed different, the major change is Robotoriyama (Toriyama’s avatar) piloting a flying saucer instead of Majin Buu, adding a personal and meaningful twist to the farewell.

Toriyama was Dragon Ball Super’s central creative force. That being said, Toriyama finds himself in an interesting position because there’s also a lot of authority held by Toei Animation ...

Dragon Ball has taken many shapes and forms over the decades since Goku first debuted in the pages of Weekly Shōnen Jump. From TV anime to film and games, and even a horribly misguided live ...

There is hardly a space in pop culture today that hasn’t been touched by Akira Toriyama’s art. Watch a Marvel movie and you’ll see action sequences that purposefully echo the climactic ...

Akira Toriyama, the creator of the best-selling Dragon Ball and other popular anime who influenced Japanese comics, has died, his studio said Friday. He was 68. Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga series ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Folks, Akira Toriyama’s passing has completely shaken me in a way I didn’t think possible. It’s always sad when someone responsible for a ...

Anime, manga and animation fans were left reeling this week when news broke that Akira Toriyama, the revered artist responsible for influential works like "Dragon Ball" and "Dragon Ball Z", had ...

Akira Toriyama, one of the most influential manga authors of all time, has died at age 68. His production company, Bird Studio, said in a statement on Friday that the cause of death was an acute ...

Akira Toriyama, the Japanese manga artist who created the enormously popular and influential Dragon Ball series, died of a brain condition last week at the age of 68, his production studio said ...

Akira Toriyama, a Japanese manga artist and creator of the influential Dragon Ball franchise, has died. He was 68. Toriyama's death was confirmed on Friday by his manga and design production ...